printers

n. computer peripheral used for exporting documents to paper; owner of a printing press; imprinter, one who stamps or imprints with ink

A printer can be:Printer (publisher), a company or person who operates a printing pressComputer printer, a computer peripheral that reproduces text and/or picturesOptical printer, a device to copy and/or modify images on motion picture film
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Noun
1. someone whose occupation is printing
(synonym) pressman
(hypernym) skilled worker, trained worker
(hyponym) compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer
(derivation) print, publish
2. (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing
(hypernym) peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device
(hyponym) dot matrix printer, matrix printer, dot printer
(derivation) print, publish
(classification) computer science, computing
3. a machine that prints
(synonym) printing machine
(hypernym) machine
(hyponym) addressing machine, Addressograph
(derivation) print, publish

n. printer

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<printer> A peripheral device for producing text and images on paper. There are many different types, broadly grouped into "impact printers" and "non-impact printers".
Compare plotter. See also Braille printer, tree-killer.
(1996-01-13)